Testing Household Products to Blend Colored Pencils (Baby Oil, Vaseline, Hand Sanitizer + More!)

WATCH PART 1: Testing 12 professional blending methods: https://youtu.be/vAH6ZV8ZQJM Or take a closer look at the burnishing method: https://youtu.be/bKdPgdcWmfY

Thanks for the shout out. I used my heated floor mat and it worked perfectly as the most is adjustable and you won't burn yourself. I have a video scheduled on Sunday using it if you are curious and the mat is only $42

Once when swatching some no-name, cheap-ish colored pencils, I was stunned by how rich and creamily the color was going onto the paper and how easy they were to blend. Then I realized the pencil box been sitting on my desk in direct sunshine for awhile before I started. They were a lot less creamy once they'd cooled down, haha. I wouldn't use anything oily on artwork that I cared about or planned to give away. The oil may migrate over time and leave oily halos, and in a coloring book, the layer of oil left on one page could transfer to the facing page causing unwanted effects. Vegetable oils will go rancid, and potentially attract critters, fungus and/or mold. Linseed oil would probably be the best oil option, since it does eventually dry (unlike any of the ones tested here), but it also yellows with time.

Oh my- she actually pressed it! I thought you were just joking on the last video!

Watching you physically blend pencils in a blender set my teeth on edge! On a more serious note, the pigment you created at the end from the blender is a Caput Mortuum; like the Polychromos pencils, a colour obtained from blending all the pigments together in one. I love my Caput Mortuum pencils for creating soft warm shadows! Depending on the pencil I have obtained quite good results with Vaseline and a stump. I did try baby oil, but that was quite early on and didn't have much success, maybe I'll go and try it again!

I've been skeptical about using the baby oil and vaseline in my coloring, my main concern was how the oil would spread through or discolor the paper over time. Seeing this, I may go on and give it a try! And noooooo, no the copics!

You make the best art videos, they're so much fun as well as informative. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos.

Loved the addition of Shane. You guys are great !!

I love that you have so much fun!!!!

Well that's a twist on pencil blending

Thank you for your straight forward videos! They are quite enjoyable. I have a short attention span and so many others with videos repeat themselves so many times BEFORE they ever show you anything. Your video is paced very well and extremely informative. Keep up the great work and I hope you get your subscription goal quickly!

I just started coloring & I'm using an old tin of Burt's Bees cuticle butter. It's a beeswax-based balm. Works really great on my wax-based Prismacolors. Surprised I haven't seen a YT vid of someone trying beeswax or a beeswax-based product to blend. When I finish the 2 containers of Burt's I have, I'm going to get some pure beeswax & do some experimenting.

Love all the comparisons, thank you Sarah.

I would only use oxidizing oil like linseed oil, the others will be eternally moist. Linseed oil is also durable for a long time and is also suitable for paintings.

I’m so EXCITED for your paper comparison video! 💕

Yay been waiting for the video :D Well done Shane, using the coconut oil for blending.

"Using anything with oil" : Linseed oil is well known for its siccative properties as its used as medium in oil paint, this could also be an affordable hack with good finish/long-time properties. The only problem is it seems to drift through the yellows with UV exposure, but any more recent oil paint medium should work well.

Thank you this was really helpful!

THANK YOU! For this I have been wanting to do this myself and just haven’t been able to so thank you so much!!!

Thanks making this video 💖😘 . I would really like to try the baby oil for blending my colored pencil 💖💖💖